[GLLUG] Distribution for new users coming from Windows?
Michael Rudas / Computer
MPR_Linux at Ameritech.net
Sat Feb 19 13:06:09 EST 2005
Jeremy Bowers wrote:
<snip>
> ... I'd like to recommend a distribution to people who are fleeing
> from Windows. The problem is, the only one I've used seriously in the
> last two or three years is Gentoo, so I have no good idea what a good
> Windows-refugee distribution is...
</snip>
I would recommend starting with almost any live-CD distro so users can
get their feet wet. I have used Knoppix for years, but have recently
switched to Kanotix, which is also Knoppix-based but is better for HDD
installs (smoother fonts is just the beginning). Sure, I like free, but
something that works this well is worthwhile on any basis. I have
become a big fan of Debian over time, but Linspire and Xandros insert a
middleman that may not be useful in all cases. Why pay for "Click 'n'
Run" when you have "apt-get" and "Alien"? Of course, broadband is a
given for almost ANY Linux install these days (and for Windows,
too--have you seen XP-SP2 downloaded over dial-up? It's not pretty...).
-- Michael Rudas
My Linux links: http://tinyurl.com/4plb4 (suggestions welcome)
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